PROFURL IN-BOOM REEFING SYSTEM

MK 3RTOOLS NEEDED FOR FITTINGIn all cases of fitting• A tape line• An electric drill• A set of drills• A hack saw with a (new) blade with small teeth• A file• A pencil• A plastic hammer• A 13 mm pipe-wrench• A 24 mm pipe-wrench• A dynamometrical wrench (1daN/m)• 1 set of Allen wrenches (supplied)• 2 clamps with opening 300 mm• Universal pliers• A cutter blade (with new blades)• A large sheet of paper with corners perfectly at 90° and adhesive tape• Several small plywood or rubber shims.• A pop rivet gun for 5 mm stainless steel rivets.• A ratchet tie down strap more than twice the boom length.Note : the plates to fit the gooseneck and boomvang attachment are 8 mm thick andmade out of aluminium. A convenient hydraulic or mechanical press should be used tobend them at the mast shape, fitting them on the mast with the clamps.If the fitting is made on a standing mast/• A Boson’s chair• Some short ropes of 8 or 10 mm diameter.II - PREPARATIONII.1 - UNFITTING THE HARDWARE FROM THE MASTII 1 a - Dismantle the original gooseneck, as well as cleats, winches and winchesbrackets on the mast, as well as any piece of equipment which would interfere with thefitting of the new gooseneck and with the ability for the forward boom end fitting torotate when the boom should swing from one side to the other. Please see § III 1b anddrawing 1 for dimensions of the new gooseneck in relation with mark « C » on themast.II 1 b - The original boomvang attachment should not be used, as the axis of rotation ofthe boom and of the new gooseneck need to be in line, which would never be the casewith the original boomvang attachment.II 1 c - Dismantle the original feeder (if any) at the mast track entrance.II 1 d -Check that the slide screws (7) supplied have suitable dimensions for the masttrack. If not, their width should be modified (turned, machined, grinned, filed)accordingly.SLIDE SCREWSDrawing 1In all other cases please contact us.6